Letter, from Johann Christoph Beckman to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Frankfurt
Reference number: EL/B1/128
Date: 10 November 1667
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Autograph letter concerning observations of 'osteocolla' (deposit of calcium carbonate encrusted to roots and stems of plants); concerning observations about manna-grass
Beckman travelled in Europe and lectured in Greek and history
Translated in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 3, no 39, pp 771-74
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- EL/B1/128
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- 10 November 1667
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- 2 pages
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Johann Christoph Beckman, Letter, from Johann Christoph Beckman to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Frankfurt, 10 November 1667, EL/B1/128, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_128/letter-from-johann-christoph-beckman-to-henry-oldenburg-dated-at-frankfurt, accessed on 20 January 2026
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An extract of a letter written from Franckfurt in the oder, by the learned Professor Johannes Christophorus Beckman to the publisher, concerning osteocolla, and some other observables in those parts; Englished out of the High-Dutch, as follows External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1668
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1668.0039
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